Gunderman Paroled after Monaghan Murder Conviction
Stacy Gunderman left Somerset for Harrisburg after Justice George W. Maxey paroled him in a brief hearing. The parole followed Gunderman’s 1937 murder conviction and 364 day sentence, with praise for his conduct and a probation supervision plan by Austin D. Shaffer.
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Stacy Gunderman
Somerset
Harrisburg
George W. Maxey
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Monaghan
Somerset County
A. D Shaffer
Gunderman
Frank C. Monaghan
Uniontown
Justice Maxey
Fred P. Hare
Joseph Conwell
Greensburg
State Police
Somerset House
Lacy C. Gunderman
16Th Judicial District of
Austin D. Shaffer
Maxey
Stacy C. Gunderman
Atorney
John Duggan, Jr
Hollidaysburg
Charles J. Margiotti
A. M. Matthews
Maxey Praises Reilly Referencing Daniel of Old
At a parole hearing for Stacey Gunderman District Attorney James A. Reilly of Fayette County attended. Justice Maxey, who later gifted Reilly a photograph inscribed with a biblical verse about Daniel in the lions den and innocence, conveyed his high regard for Reilly.
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Stacey Gunderman
James A. Reilly
Fayette County
Pittsburgh
Gunderman
Maxey
Mr. Reilly
Daniel
Lion’s den
George W. Maxey
Justice Maxey
Mr. Reiliey
Jail Hyndman Man Dennis Everhart Committed
Dennis Everhart, 17, of Hyndman was committed to the county jail on assault and battery by Justice of the Peace A. H Long of Wellersburg on Tuesday.
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Hyndman
Dennis Everhart
Justice of the Peace
A. H Long
Wellersburg
Highlights of Extra Session in Washington
House Republican leader Snell cites three main highlights from the special session. Roosevelt’s Florida fishing trip caused toothache, Garner’s Pennsylvania hunting trip led to a deer tying dispute, and an Idaho Maine potato eating contest ended in a draw. The overall outcome he calls a toothache for the country.
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Washington
House
Snell
New York
Roosevelt
Florida
Garner
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Maine
Senate approves housing bill in 66 to 4 vote then adjourns
The Senate passed the housing bill 66 to 4 and sent it to conference as Congress closed its special session. Differences between House and Senate versions include loan amortization terms and FHA mortgage limits, with adjournment coming after House members had begun leaving Washington.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Agriculture Department
White House
Million Dollar Estate Left by Pittsburgh Official
Pittsburg, Dec 21. Lewis W. Hicks Jr., Allegheny Steel Company official, killed by lightning at Longue Vue Country Club last September, left an estate exceeding 1 million dollars. Probate shows cash and securities at 1,219,363 and bank deposits of 140,000.
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Pittsburgh
Lewis W. Hicks, Jr
Allegheny Steel Company
Longue Vue Country Club
Earle Grants Judge Boose De Schweinitz Week’s Grace
Governor Earle postpones decision on Karl de Schweinitz as the treasury probes reveal 289 relief fraud cases and a potential $26 million deficit. The report accuses mismanagement and criticizes relief visitors data gathering and subsidized immorality in relief funds.
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Earle
Boose DE
Iso
Relief Administration
de Schweinitz
Co Oee
F. Clair Ross
Department of Public Assistance
Pennsylvania
State Highway Department
Civilian Conservation Corps
Judges Release 13 Prisoners From Somerset Jail Before Holidays
After parole by Justice Maxey and Judge Boose, 13 inmates in the Somerset county jail were released on parole before Christmas. Notable cases include Joseph Gaydosh and Ray Spangler, both freed after prior convictions for manslaughter and fatal crashes, with others paroled for liquor offenses and nonpayment of court costs. Judge Boose adjourned court to January 10, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Maxey
Stacy Gunderman
Norman T. Boose
Somerset County
Joseph Gaydosh
Seanor
John Aldsadt
Windber
Allegheny County
Ray Spangler
Central City
Spangler
David Spelck
Rockingham Road
Charles Hofmeister
Edward Bittner
Rockwood
Clair Martel
Boswell
Boose
Martel
Russell W. Holliday
Grantsville
Maryland
Robert Brown
Frostburg
Frank Largent
Midland
Harvey Gomer
Howard Winebrenner
Johnstown
Clarence Berkebile
Hooversville
Ernest Armogast
Pupil Choirs Gather For Community Christmas Tree Event
Pupils from Somerset's three schools will assemble around the community Christmas tree tonight at 8 30 in the Learn a Care program led by Everett G Will county recreation supervisor John A Van Vorst directs with Chester A Stineman and Helen Bittner assisting Several hundred voices expected for the Christmas Eve carol sing at the Diamond at 8 led by choir organizers and church groups Mimeographed song sheets will be distributed after the sing then groups will visit different sections of town finalizing a large community celebration
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Everett G. Will
John A. van Vorst
Chester A. Stineman
Instrumenta Music
Helen Bittner
Al Capone Loses Appeal to Cut Year in Jail
Chicago dispatch reports Al Capone failed to win a three judge appeal to shave one year from an 11 year income tax sentence. The U S Circuit Court sustained a motion to dismiss the appeal from Federal Judge James H Wilkerson who had sentenced Capone October 24 1931 for a misdemeanor jail term to be served after his Alcatraz term.
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Chicago
al Capone
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
James H. Wilkerson
Capone
Cook County
Alcatraz
Wilkerson
Cambria County Names First Woman Deputy Sheriff
Sheriff-elect Cyrus W. Davis selected Miss Roslyn Myers as deputy sheriff marking the first female appointee in Cambria county history. Two more deputies will be named later. Myers previously served as a clerk in the sheriff’s office.
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Ebensburg
Cambria County
Cyrus W. Davis
Roslyn Myers
World's Largest Flying Battleship Launched in San Diego
Said to be the world's largest flying battleship this 30 ton sky fortress of the U S navy is launched at San Diego California It is powered with four 1050 horsepower motors and has a flying radius of 5000 miles It can attain a speed better than 200 miles an hour.
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U. S. Navy
San Diego
Cal
Britain Warns Japan to Guard Foreign Rights in China
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain urged Japan to prove its determination to respect foreign rights in China. In the Commons debate he warned against asking the United States to defend British interests and signaled a cabinet decision on dispatching more Far East warships.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Japan
China
House of Commons
Sir Archibald Sinclair
Britain
Archibald
United States
Far East
Spain
Germany
Viscount Halifax
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
Brussels
Europe
Clement R. Atlee
League
Roosevelt tightens stance on Far East crisis
President Roosevelt signaled the United States may take leadership in the delicate Far East situation amid telegram exchanges with London. Officials cited the Panay bombing as a standards of conduct issue and warned against isolationism while underscoring a broad, cooperative approach.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Alf M. Landon
London
State Department
Panay
Far Eastern
House of Commons
Britain
Far East
San Diego
Calif
Naval Board of Inquiry
Chana
Landon
Japan
Ludlow
Congress
County Legion Meets in Berlin for Regular Monthly Session
The county committee of the American Legion held its regular monthly meeting at the Central Hotel in Berlin Tuesday night. Present were five posts including Somerset, Berlin, Meyersdale, Windber and Jerome. Plans for 1938 programs are being developed and will be announced at the January 18 meeting at Stoystown.
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County Committee of the American Legion
Central Hotel
Berlin
Bert Stuck
Somerset
Meyersdale
Windber
Jerome
Stoystown
Ted Healy Dies at Home in Culver City
Comedian Ted Healy, known for his stage and screen persona and his ties with the Three Stooges, died of a heart attack at his Culver City home on December 21. He was 1.
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Ted Healy
Culver City
Calif
Kellogg Dies at 80. World Court Judge and Former Secretary
Frank B Kellogg, noted diplomat and former secretary of state, died in St Paul at 7 28 p m He would have turned 81 tomorrow Kellogg had suffered pneumonia after weeks of illness with cerebral thrombosis He had been in declining health for nearly a year, with law partner Guy Chase confirming the death.
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ST. Paul
Frank B. Kellogg
Guy Chase
World Court
Kellogg
Miller’s 1938 relief board to shift party balance
The Somerset county relief and public assistance board will have four Democrats and three Republicans after January 1, 1938, reversing the prior five to two split. Mrs D B Miller of Somerset appears as a Democrat in AP notices but is listed as a Republican in court records. Miller has served on the mothers’ assistance board which will terminate when the new agency begins. Pittsburgh report notes James Ferraro, 49, held on $2,500 bond after being charged with possession and sale of marijuana in New Castle, Ohio.
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Somerset County
Earle
Associated Press
D. B Miller
Somerset
Court House
Pittsburgh
James Ferraro
New Castle
U. S
William Duffy
Ferraro
Ohio
Arrest of 370 Japanese in nationwide pacifist probe
Tokyo reports 370 arrests across Japan including a member of Parliament Kanu Kato and several former professors. Raids at dawn tied to Labor-Farmer party Proletarian party and All Japan Council of Labor Farm Unions. Home Ministry orders dissolution of the three groups as peace disturbers.
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Tokyo
Metropolitan Police Board
Kanu Kato
Proletarian Party
Labor-Farmer Party
All Japan Council of Labor Farm Unions
Home Ministry
Stahl Jewelry Fire Spurs Insurance Backed Replacements
A Stahl jewelry store fire caused about 2000 in damage with most losses insured. Owner H. E. Stahl stated replacements for many destroyed items would arrive by Wednesday from wholesalers. The blaze originated from a defective wire and damaged machinery used for watch repairs.
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Stahl
H. E. Stahl
Windsors to Spend Christmas With Rogers in Riviera
The duke and duchess of Windsor leave Paris for Christmas at the Riviera villa of Mr and Mrs Herman Rogers of New York. Their luggage, already in Cannes, includes two turkeys flown from Belgrade by a Yugoslavian schoolgirl for the couple’s holiday dinner.
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Paris
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Riviera
Herman Rogers
New York
Cannes
Belgrade
Evacuations Grow as Japanese Threat Looms Near China City
United States authorities urged Americans to leave Tsingtao amid growing fears of a Japanese attack. Reports say 30,000 troops moved from Shanghai, with 80 transports at Woosung. US destroyer Pope and cruiser Marblehead aiding evacuations as tensions rise across Hankow and Nanking areas.
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Shanghai
United States
Tsingtao
Woosung
China
Canton
Hongkow
United States Warcraft
Pope
Marblehead
Nanking
Somerset Weather Report by David Grove Observer
Daily weather summary from Somerset with temperature, precipitation, wind, and conditions recorded by U S Weather Observer David Grove.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
West Virginia and nearby regions forecast warm, rain, and snow
Weather forecast notes cloudy conditions in West Virginia with warming followed by rain on Wednesday. Thursday brings snow flurries and much colder air. Similar trends for Western and Eastern Pennsylvania with rain and snowfall as temperatures fall. Maryland sees partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday then rain at night and Thursday colder conditions.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Weather map report from 8 p m Tuesday
United States weather report lists overnight low temperatures in major cities. Highs and lows shown for New York Pittsburgh Parkersburg Los Angeles San Antonio Boston Miami Chicago Denver New Orleans Columbus St Louis.
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United States
New York
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
Enrkins
Los Angeles
Aasan Antonio
Boston
Miami
Chicago
Denver
New Orleans
Columbus
St. Louis
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Maxey Likens
Reilly
Daniel OF
Old
City Motor Supply CO
Ross
Assistance Secretary
Harrysburg
George H. Earle
Karl de Schweinitz
Treasury Department
Treasury
Emma Guffey Miller
Somerset County Court
Diamond
Cambria
Central Press
Premier Chamberlain
County Legion
F. B. Kellogg
Secretary of State
Windsors
Rogers
China City
Shantung
South
Hankow
Hongkong
Yangtze River
Kumakichi Harada
Somerset Weather
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